North is to the
right in this image. M31 is a
prominent member of the local galaxy group including our milky way and M33
Triangulum galaxy. M31 is the nearest large galaxy at a distance of about 2.9
million light years. This image also shows M110 and M32 smaller "satellite"
galaxies. This image replaces an earlier image that can be
seen in the Archives here. Horizontal FOV is
162'